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“Tayside and Fife young ‘problem drug users’ ” Evening Telegraph
“Concern over rise in crack use” BBC
“Cocaine abuse doubles in just five years” Herald
“Children among drug misusers” Courier
“Alarm call on drugs” Daily Record
Press releases
“Minister sees ‘positive progress’ on drugs” Scot. Exec.
“Update of statistics from the Scottish Drug Misuse Database
– new clients/patients attending services in connection with their misuse of drugs” ISD Scotland
See also
Statistics on new individuals attending drug treatment services, 2003/04.
Update
“Heroin prescription scheme call” BBC
“Prescribing heroin plan backed by drugs forum ” Courier
“We could cut toll of drug death and crime” Evening Express
“Heroin prescribing ‘raising white flag’” Evening Telegraph
Following posted on 27.9.04.
“Drugs group calls for heroin on the NHS” Sunday Herald
Press release
“Swiss drugs chief to speak at SDF conference ” Scottish Drugs Forum
“Clean needle scheme for released addicts” Evening Express
“Police launch needle-exchange scheme for drug users leaving custody” Press and Journal
Press release
Grampian Police press release
“Shambles claim in report on prisons” Courier
“Women prisoners ‘kept in poverty’” Evening Times
See also
Scottish Parliament: Justice 1 Committee
Justice 1 committee: Inquiry into the rehabilitation of prisoners. Submission by the Association of Visiting Committees for Scottish Penal Establishments
For a review of criminal justice business in the Scottish Parliament see Parliament:: weekly report .
Posted by MM on Wed 29th Sep 2004 at 7:09 am“Victims to be told when criminals go on leave” Herald
“Help for crime victims: measures to help the wronged have to be meaningful” Herald Editorial
“Family wins law change on release of criminals” Evening Times
“Parole alert for crime victims” Daily Record
“Victim notification scheme launched ” Grampian TV
Press release
“New rights for victims of crime” Scot. Exec.
See also
Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 ss.16, 17
“Jury trial controversy back in court” Scotsman
Posted by MM on Tue 28th Sep 2004 at 8:50 am“Force ‘struggling with shifts’ BBC
“Report into Scotland’s largest police force ” Scottish TV
“Police ‘could do better’ in recruiting black officers ” Scotsman
“Police praise” Daily Record
“Chief slams Strathclyde Police over shifts crisis” Evening Times
Press release
“Inspection report for Strathclyde Police” Scot. Exec.
“HMIC Publishes Inspection Report on Strathclyde Police” Strathclyde Police
See also
Strathclyde Police Primary Inspection 2004
“Drinking centre plan to get boozers inside” Evening Times
See also
Under the influence: Guardian. Article about the Leicester Anchor Centre.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is giving any consideration to the creation of a national police force.
Dennis Canavan (Falkirk West) (Ind)